Shane Gillis Breaks Silence Following Backlash Over His Controversial ‘Saturday Night Live’ Monologue
Shane Gillis is back on the microphone.
After the comedian sparked controversy following his monologue as host of Saturday evening live– where he accuses women of dressing like “wh–es” while going to the gym – Gillis addresses the public fallout, clarifying that the sketch show’s producers didn’t know his exact material.
“Do not defend SNLthey don’t approve of it. I mean, they could shut it down,” Gillis, 38, said during his appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience November 13. “They could, but you don’t write your setting and give it to them. Unless you’re not a comedian. I’m sure they’re not comics; they write the setting for them. They have writers who write the monologue for them.”
THE Bupkis The actor noted that he shared his own expectations for the October 10 episode.
“The funny thing is, they were like, ‘What’s going on with the monologue?'” he said. “And I was like, ‘It’s not great but I’m not saying anything bad.’ The whole time I was like, “Guys, I give you a solid C minus a monologue, but I promise there’s no controversy.” I call myself fat for 10 minutes. That’s all.’
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